August 2014

A Sokol helicopter crashes two minutes after it hovers to leave Kampo Ranao military camp in Marawi City bound for Laguindingan Airport at around 2:30 p.m. on August 7. Major Gen. Ricardo Visaya, commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division based in Camp Edilberto Evangelista in Cagayan de Oro, and Col. Alexander Macario, inspector general of 4th ID are among the 11 passengers of the chopper. They are unhurt. (Richel V. Umel)